Server 2003 DFS problem

[madskaster]

Ok so we are running DFS on 2 of our servers at different locations. We have roaming profiles setup and every ones home directories are on the DFS share //company/company-data/users/username so every once in a while you will see it create a folder called usernam_NTFRS***** stars being a bunch of random numbers. it then creates another folder with just there user name again. So i have one user whos user folder keeps dissapearing and it keeps creating a new username_NTFRS***** and it dosn't recreate his user folder so you go in and create him a new folder then half an hour later it creates yet another username_NTFRS*****. Does any one have any idea what is going on with this?

[morganlefay]

Probably has to do with the replication ...???


DFS is creating a temporary file and storing it til it replicates to the other server??

not sure...but after a quick read of the FAQs...that about sounds right

MLF

[madskaster]

The other day i disabled replication to the other server to see if that would fix it but it didn't have any affect it still did it.

[morganlefay]

So is it causing an issue???

Whats the point of DFS if you disable the replication?

I have no experience with the product...but I understand the concept ..I think...(old novell days coming back)

MLF

[Terr]

I remember it being useful mainly because you didn't need to change paths whenever you moved network resources to a different machine. In most other ways it was counterintuitive and painful.